Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Chinese Landscape in Flower

The sword guard, or tsuba, has a flower shape with eight petals. The metal is dark brown with a textured surface and areas of lighter brown and gold. The center has an elongated oval shape and two triangular shapes pointing up and down. The center also has vertical Japanese characters. The lower left petal depicts a tree branch over a stack of books. The lower right petal depicts a branch. The background is dark at the top and fades to light gray at the bottom.

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Dimensions: 861 × 900 px
Museum Record: View original

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Sword Guard (Tsuba) with Chinese Landscape in Flower

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